Dornier Do 19

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Do 19
Type	Heavy bomber
Manufacturer	Dornier-Werke GmbH
Maiden flight	October 28, 1936
Status	Cancelled
Primary user	Luftwaffe
Number built	3

The Dornier Do 19 was a German four-engined heavy bomber that first flew on October 28, 1936. It was built for the Luftwaffe's Ural bomber programme under General Walther Wever, but after his death in a plane crash in June 1936, Wever's successor, Albert Kesselring, cancelled Germany's long-range bomber projects to concentrate on tactical bombers. Only one prototype flew, and it was converted to a transport in 1938. The other two were scrapped.

[edit] Specifications (Do 19 V2)

General characteristics

• Crew: nine, pilot, co-pilot, navigator, bombardier, radio operator and five gunners
• Length: 25.4 m (83 ft 6 in)
• Wingspan: 35.00 m (114 ft 10 in)
• Height: 5.77 m (19 ft 0 in)
• Wing area: 162 m² (1,744 ft²)
• Empty weight: 11,865 kg (26,158 lb)
• Loaded weight: 18,500 kg (40,785 lb)
• Powerplant: 4× BMW 132F radial , 604 kW (810 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 315 km/h (196 mph)
• Range: 1,600 km (994 miles)
• Service ceiling: 5,600 m (18,370 ft)
• Wing loading: 114 kg/m² (23 lb/ft²)
• Power/mass: 0.13 kW/kg (0.08 hp/lb)

Armament

• 1 x 7.92 mm MG 15 machine gun in nose
• 1 x 7.92 mm MG 15 machine gun in tail
• 1 x 20 mm cannon in dorsal turret
• 1 x 20 mm cannon in ventral turret
• 16 x 100 kg (220 lb) bombs

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Comparable aircraft

Ju 89

Designation sequence

Do 16 - Do 17 - Do 18 - Do 19 - Do 20 - Do 22 - Do 23

Related lists

List of military aircraft of Germany